1、考博英语-66 (1)及答案解析(总分：95.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、lilist-style-type:n(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BPart Listenin(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、BPart A/B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)Directions: In this part, you will hear 10 short conversations between two people. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both th
2、e conversation and the question will be spoken ONLY ONCE. After each question there will be a pause.During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.（分数：5.00）(1). A.There are differen
3、t kinds of folders. B.This decision requires careful thought. C.It doesnt matter which color she uses. D.The color should suggest the content.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A.20. B.40. C.80. D.160.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A.She thinks that they are a bargain. B.She thinks that they are of inferior quality. C.Sh
4、e thinks that they are overpriced. D.She thinks that they can be purchased at a cheaper price elsewhere.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A.At a bus station. B.In a restaurant. C.In a college information office. D.At the deans home.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A.Hes happy that his parents are coming. B.Hes thinking ab
5、out a number of things. C.Hes not feeling very well. D.Hes looking for a new apartment.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：5.00）(1). A.She wants the man to attend the tournament with her. B.The tournament begins next week. C.The man should check with his doctor again. D.She hopes the man will be able to play in th
6、e tournament.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A.Where the woman is going to dinner. B.Where the new restaurant is located. C.Where the woman got the coupon. D.Where the womans cousin lives.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A.It will last for two weeks. B.It has come to a halt. C. It will end before long. D.It will probabl
7、y continue.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A.It doesnt provide much shade. B.Its taller than the apartment building. C.Its not an oak tree. D.It has an unusual name.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A.She approves of the action. B.She feels sorry for those students. C.She considers the punishment excessive. D.She has no
8、opinion about the action.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BPart B/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Directions: In this part, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you Will hear some questions. Both the passages and the questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE.After you hear a question, you must choose the best an
9、swer from the four choices marked A,B, C and D. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.（分数：3.00）(1). A.How to settle a consumers complaint about a faulty item. B.How to make an effective complaint about a faulty item. C.How to avoid buying a faulty item. D.How to deal with complai
10、nts from customers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A.To a shop assistant. B.To the manufacturer. C.To a store manager. D.To a public organization.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A.By explaining exactly what is wrong with the item. B.By showing the faulty item to the manufacturer. C.By saying firmly that the item is of
11、poor quality. D.By asking politely to change the item.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1). A.It is usually evil. B.It is usually moral. C.It is usually weak. D.It is usually powerful.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A.They use ideas of right and wrong to control themselves. B.They use the way of good human beings to
12、 get and keep power. C.They are special human beings and have different morality. D.They should be evil people by nature.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A.Weak people use ideas of good and evil to excuse weakness. B.Political leaders should know how to be bad. C.Political leaders often use physical force to f
13、ight for the power. D.Political leaders are afraid to desert morality.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1). A.380. B.850. C.5600. D.7000.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A.A warming of relations between the two countries. B.The occurrence of a new war and bitter conflict. C.The indirect intervention from the internat
14、ional community. D.Its great contribution to the peace in the Middle East.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A.For its acts in the Persian Gulf War. B.For its experiments with nuclear weapons. C.For its support of Islamic organizations. D.For its aggression against Kuwait.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A.Some analysts th
15、ought hostility between Iraq and Iran remained extremely high. B.The civilian population suffered 2 million casualties from the Iran-Iraq war. C.Iran was viewed by certain members of the international community as a “rogue“ State. D.It was about 10 years after the war that Iran and Iraq began an exc
16、hange of prisoners.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BPart Vocabula(总题数：20，分数：5.00)1.The prisoner _ that he had assaulted a policeman. A.refused B.denied C.rejected D.declined（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.2.Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which they can be _ controlled and modified. A.del
17、iberately B.consequently C.originally D.absolutely（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.3.“Do you like your boss?“ No, he is too_.“ A.in demand B.demanded C.on demand D.demanding（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.4.If somebody is _ , he is given a medal or other honor as an official reward for what he has done. A.confirmed B.decorated C.
18、appreciated D.nominated（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.5.The _ now seems to stand as the primary to a new era of strong economic growth. A.defect B.descent C.deficit D.defeat（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.6.We argued that the sickness or crisis of capitalism was not at heart a technical matter, but a lack of legitimacy with _ t
19、o the system itself. A.respect B.concern C.accordance D.pertinence（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.7.When there are not enough volunteers for the armed forces, the government _ additional men. A.revises B.encourages C.suspends D.conscripts（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.8.Ive worked with him now over the course of four years, I k
20、now him_. A.here and there B.back and forth C.backwards and forwards D.now and then（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.9.A scientific law is liable at any time to need modifying. This happens when fact is discovered which seems to _ what the law would lead one to expect. A.prove B.support C.contradict D.discourage（分数：
21、0.25）A.B.C.D.10.I said that I could not commit myself as my academic time was not yet finished, but I would like to be at their _ later. A.disposal B.guidance C.assistance D.supervision（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.11.Yesterday you were acclaimed; today you are _ . Isnt life full of ups and downs? A.lauded B.cen
22、sured C.savored D.appraised（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.12.The kitchen was small and _ so that the disabled woman could reach everything without difficulty. A.complete B.complex C.composite D.compact（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.13.Nobody at work is very happy, because last weeks sales figures were pretty_. A.destroying B.d
23、epressing C.decreasing D.declining（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.14.In the morning Bernard was pale and his hand trembled too much even to lift his coffee cup, _ butter his toast. A.as well as B.rather than C.or else D.let alone（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.15.Why not try to follow their carefree example and _ your worries an
24、d woes? A.take away B.leave out C.shrug off D.break through（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.16.The amending Treaty on European Union can become law only if there is _ agreement to this effect. A.overall B.unified C.overwhelming D.unanimous（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.17.The trouble is that various worldly pressures will make y
25、ou more, not less, inclined to play it_. A.safe B.safely C.to safety D.in safety（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.18.Children who are described as mildly mentally handicapped are often upset to hear themselves described as such, and such terms as “children with learning difficulties “ are now_ A.at large B.by use C.
26、in vogue D.for change（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.19.There are three bodies of writing that _ on this question and we will consider each in turn. A.bear B.live C.count D.rely（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.20.The suggested causes of a given phenomenon cannot always be independently observed, and so it is hard to _ the possibi
27、lity of there being explanations alternative to the one proposed. A.account for B.rule out C.guard against D.do with（分数：0.25）A.B.C.D.六、BPart Cloze Te(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Directions: These are 15 blanks in the following passage. Read the passage through.Then, go back and choose the most suitable of the wo
28、rds or phrases marked A, B, C and D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.Acid rain leads to fish mortality. Many species of fish cannot survive in aquatic e
29、nvironments there the pH is below 5.0. If the water is too acid, the gill systems of many kinds of fish can be damaged.U U 1 /U /U, the acid alters the blood chemistry of all fish. As a result,the fish population in an acidic environment decreasesU U 2 /U /Ubecomes extinct. Approximately 20 percent
30、of the lakes in Scandinavia are without fish. Moreover, in Nova Scotia theU U 3 /U /Usalmon industry may be threatened by the decrease of salmon in rivers and streams. The impact is alsoU U 4 /U /Uin the waters of Ontario and Quebec, where fish populations areU U 5 /U /Uthe decline.What potential re
31、medies exist for the acid rainU U 6 /U /U? The experts disagree. Some say new environmental laws should beU U 7 /U /Uto control the emission of pollutants in the atmosphere. Some say that if we had known how serious acid rain was, we would have plannedU U 8 /U /Uto prevent it.U U 9 /U /U, all agree
32、that if the consumption of fossil fuel were reduced, we would have less of a problem. AnotherU U 10 /U /Uis that special scrubbers could be installed in smokestacks to remove a goodU U 11 /U /Uof the pollutants before they get into the atmosphere. Other ideas even include breeding moreU U 12 /U /Ufi
33、sh. And research suggests that spreading lime into lakes may be effective inU U 13 /U /Uacidity. In conclusion, it is clear that if we truly want to reduce the impact of acid rain, aU U 14 /U /Uof remedies and international cooperation must be explored. It is a sad fact that acid rain probably could
34、 have been avoided if weU U 15 /U /Uwhat we know now.（分数：15.00）(1). A.Likewise B.Besides C.Thus D.Otherwise（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A.and B.then C.hence D.or（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A.entire B.complete C.total D.all（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A.imaginable B.understandable C.considerable D.unaccountable（分数：1.00）
35、A.B.C.D.(5). A.on B.to C.with D.at（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A.matter B.issue C.affair D.question（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A.announced B.ordered C.imposed D.enacted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A.faster B.more C.better D.harder（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A.Furthermore B.Conversely C.Accordingly D.Nevertheless（分数：1.00）A.B.
36、C.D.(10). A.possibility B.perspective C.occurrence D.opportunity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A.piece B.portion C.section D.segment（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A.tolerated B.tolerant C.tolerable D.intolerant（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A.descending B.declining C.reducing D.relieving（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A.combination
37、 B.alliance C.mixture D.union（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A.know B.knew C.had known D.have known（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、BPart Reading (总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Bpassge 1/B(总题数：1，分数：6.00)States are considering major changes in prepaid college tuition programsraising prices, restricting participation or canceling themas
38、they grapple with financial woos.Nationwide, families will likely have to pay more to participate, or accept that they might not cover tuition when children go to college.Colorado has closed its prepaid plan to new investors and told existing ones that it may not cover future tuition increases. Wisc
39、onsin stopped selling its plan Dee. 20. Maryland and Illinois are among states hiking prices by 20% or more.Prepaid plans let parents lock in tuition by paying for it now, protecting them against rising costs. But the bear market has hurt investment returns, leaving the plans unable to keep up with
40、big increases in tuition. So far, Colorado is the only state that has told participants their investments may not cover tuition, and no plan has missed a payment.Other states have said they will fulfill obligations, even if it requires a legislative bail out. Still, the financial problems have force
41、d thousands to grapple with uncertaintysomething prepaid plans were designed to avoid. More than 1 million families have an estimated $ 8 billion invested in the plans, says SavingforCollege. com.Some states, including Colorado, may replace the prepaid plan with a guaranteed investment contract, a C
42、D-like investment thats backed by an insurance company. Investors get a minimum rate of return, but no guarantee that it will cover tuition.Wisconsins EdVest program is encouraging investment in a stable value fund, which is similar to a guaranteed investment contract, in its investment plan. Wiscon
43、sins prepaid plan never guaranteed to cover tuition inflation. It also never got a lot of investors, possibly because it lacked that guarantee.In Florida, a task force is considering limiting the states prepaid program to low-in-come families. Ohio officials are also looking at limiting participatio
44、n, but its a measure they hope to avoid. “Program administrators are looking for alternatives,“ says Andrea Feirstein, a state-plan consultant.Maryland recently boosted its prices by up to 30%; Illinois by up to 23%. The increases have made some prepaid plans uneconomical for parents of older childr
45、en. In Ohio, the price of one years tuition for a child over 12 months old is$8000, more than 400% above current tuition at Ohio State. So it may not be a good deal for children starting college in three or four years because tuition may not jump that much that fast.（分数：6.00）(1).Prepaid college tuit
46、ion is generally designed on the principle that_. A.it is easy to pay at the present time B.it is economical in the long run C.is saves pains to pass the entrance exam D.it ensures the admission to the college（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Many states plan to modify their prepaid college tuition programs_. A.
47、under the mounting financial pressures B.because of deficient college facilities C.to ease overcrowding problems in college D.to limit the participation of low-income families（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The word “investors“ (Line 1, Para. 2) most exactly refers to those who_. A.serve as the main source of finance to the state B.invest money in develop
